Passport America
Hi: Looking to be doing a lot more traveling next year, and I am considering getting a Passport America card. My intent is to make a decent $ reduction for my average site cost, while still having...
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horton333 wrote:
Hi:
Looking to be doing a lot more traveling next year, and I am considering getting a Passport America card. My intent is to make a decent $ reduction for my average site cost, while still having access to good quality serviced sites without too much compromise on locations and hassle with booking. I am used to reserving in advance when practical. Looking at their maps the choice seems fine and half price is great, but various comments on some posts, and some cautions on the 10 or so participating campground websites I surveyed indicate this may be more limited than it first appears.
I saw "no discounts with on-line reservations" on 2 websites, with one saying "cash only"?? I see comments from posters on RV.NET that they basically take what they get at the last minute. I think the $44 is a no brainer and I expect there to be some hassle for all that reduced cost, but for planning purposes I was wondering if some people with personal experience would please pipe in with some comments on their experiences, or recommendations for other clubs they feel may be better. I like to stay at least a week at sites, maybe two if I like it. I am guessing this may be a problem too. Should I expect to only use this for short stays, and not expect to do much planning traveling with it?
I've used Good Sam for some years, and will continue to use them as I see them as a different niche.
John
The more you can use it, the better... I was given a discounted membership from them because I advertised with them. We never used it. But we don't travel a lot. Mostly we get a couple weeks a year and then wweekends (which results in closer trips). I 've looked through the listings to try and find something, but have come across a good bit of black out times. If you travel when everyone else is not, then better for you. I also have seen a lot of limitations on the amount of days you could use it. Many 1 or 2 days max. Also there is a variety of other restrictions with the reservations or no reservations, etc.
I decided not to renew my membership (nor advertising) because neither were worthwhile for me at this time. But for a fulltimer, by all means. You should recoup your money plus more if you will use it.
